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ਐ U+0A10, ਐ GURMUKHI LETTER AI [unassigned: U+0A11–U+0A12] ← ਏ [U+0A0F] Gurmukhi ਓ → [U+0A13]

Translingual

Glyph origin

ਅ +‎ ੈ, with ਅ from the Sharada letter 𑆃 (a), itself from the Brahmi letter 𑀅 (a). Corresponds to the Sharada letter 𑆎 (ai) and Brahmi letter 𑀐 (ai).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛː/

Letter

ਐ

1. Gurmukhi vowel ਐ

Punjabi

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• Shahmukhi letter: ے (vaḍḍī ye)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛː/

Letter

ਐ • (ai)

1. The eighth vowel in Punjabi.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ɛː˥˩/

Verb

ਐ • (ai) (Shahmukhi spelling اَے)

1. (Malwai, Majhi) Alternative form of ਹੈ (hai)

See also

• Gurmukhi script letters: ੳ, ਅ, ੲ, ਸ, ਹ, ਕ, ਖ, ਗ, ਘ, ਙ, ਚ, ਛ, ਜ, ਝ, ਞ, ਟ, ਠ, ਡ, ਢ, ਣ, ਤ, ਥ, ਦ, ਧ, ਨ, ਪ, ਫ, ਬ, ਭ, ਮ, ਯ, ਰ, ਲ, ਵ, ੜ, ਸ਼, ਖ਼, ਗ਼, ਜ਼, ਫ਼, ਲ਼, ਕ਼ ^[edit]
• Gurmukhi script vowels: ਅ, ਆ, ਇ, ਈ, ਉ, ਊ, ਏ, ਐ, ਓ, ਔ ^[edit]
• Gurmukhi script diacritics: ਾ, ਿ, ੀ, ੁ, ੂ, ੇ, ੈ, ੋ, ੌ, ਂ, ੰ, ੱ ^[edit]